Ronaldo scored his first goal since returning to football more than a year after knee surgery, heading a late equalizer for Corinthians in a 1-1 draw against rival Palmeiras in the Sao Paulo state championship on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award on Monday to complete a sweep of soccer's top individual honors for 2008. Brazil's Marta, who announced Monday she will play for the WPS' Los Angeles Sol, won the women's award for the third year in a row.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and his young daughter posed for pictures and swapped team jerseys with members of the Brazilian team - the one that plays that other, international kind of football.

An operation to repair a ruptured tendon in Ronaldo's left knee "went well," and the Milan striker will be sidelined for about nine months, the sports newspaper L'Equipe reported Friday. After the two-hour operation Thursday evening at Pitie-Salpetriere hospital, the three-time FIFA World Player of the Year is likely to need about 10 days of physical therapy, L'Equipe said.